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Guarneri Hall’s 2025-26 Season Mixes Beethoven, Jazz, and Buster Keaton

Highlights include the Borromeo String Quartet performing Beethoven, a celestial-themed vocal program, and a WWII commemoration concert showcasing 1940s compositions.

Keegan MorrisMay 9, 2023

On a Knife’s Edge: Cooking, Music, History Come Together in Okpebholo’s Cook-Off

Grace Bumbry at the White House for the 2009 Kennedy Center Honors

Associated PressMay 8, 2023

Grace Bumbry, 1st Black singer at Bayreuth, dies at 86

Associated PressMay 5, 2023

Violinist on Russian trains soothes weary commuters

Operas by AAPI Composers You Should Know

Keegan MorrisMay 28, 2024

From Greek Myth to colonial history to epic Chinese literature, inspiration comes in all forms.

Announcing: Grant Park Music Festival Broadcasts 2024

WFMTMay 23, 2024

From world premieres to timeless favorites, the exciting slate of concert broadcasts has something for everyone.

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‘Some Like It Hot’ leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods

Associated PressMay 2, 2023

The message of self-acceptance and respect for all was echoed across Broadway, from the new musical take on Some Like It Hot to a Black actor-led Death of a Salesman to the new play Ain’t No Mo.

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Celebrating Asian American Heritage in Chicago: 13 Events for May!

Adela SkowronskiMay 1, 2023

The umbrella of Asian American Pacific Islander — or AAPI — heritage covers a vast range of cultures, making for a huge variety in the types of events hosted all around the city.

Video Premiere: Exciting Brass Ensemble The Westerlies Plays ‘This is Water’

Keegan MorrisApril 28, 2023

How a speech by David Foster Wallace inspired a new triptych for brass quartet.

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